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this weekend, the city will commemorate the event. we have been talking to some of the survivors. >> 70 years since the end of one of the world's bloodiest battles. the memorial remains one of the most symbolic sites in russia. here come close to a million soldiers died in just six months of ruthless combat. a breath-taking german advance into russia had been blocked at stalingrad. hundreds of thousands of men died in a brutal urban warfare as the red army refused to yield. then, once the russian winter set in, fresh soviet forces surrounded the entire army, killing or capturing every man. the german commander was forced into a humiliating situation. this man witnessed the surrender, but the images that etched most strongly on his memory are the images of death and a burning river. >> everything was on fire. the bank of the river was covered mixed with human heads, arms, legs. there are the remains of people who were being taken across when they were bombed. >> the scale of the loss of life is almost beyond imagination and it all happ
this weekend, the city will commemorate the event. we have been talking to some of the survivors. >> 70 years since the end of one of the world's bloodiest battles. the memorial remains one of the most symbolic sites in russia. here come close to a million soldiers died in just six months of ruthless combat. a breath-taking german advance into russia had been blocked at stalingrad. hundreds of thousands of men died in a brutal urban warfare as the red army refused to yield. then, once the...
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the syrian army is above the hill. they can come to the city at any time. they kill women, children, commit massacres, and nobody in the world is interested. >> it is two years since this began. hope this will or can and soon has highs. syrians feel alone and abandon by much of the world. >> for more on the events unfolding in serious, i spoke a brief time ago to the ambassador -- in syria, i spoke of a brief time ago to the former ambassador. ambassador, syrians feel alone, so they feel abandoned. isn't that feeling of abandonment justified when we think the vague powers and russia to help libya? -- the big powers and russia to help libya? >> i am not sure how justified it is -- the big powers rushed help libya? >> i am not sure how justified it is, but it is understandable people feel alone. people feel oppressed by a regime that will quite literally stop at nothing. >> the u.s. defense secretary wanted to arm the syrian rebels, but the white house did not want to. do you think there is a chance the white house might change its mind? >> i think it is inev
the syrian army is above the hill. they can come to the city at any time. they kill women, children, commit massacres, and nobody in the world is interested. >> it is two years since this began. hope this will or can and soon has highs. syrians feel alone and abandon by much of the world. >> for more on the events unfolding in serious, i spoke a brief time ago to the ambassador -- in syria, i spoke of a brief time ago to the former ambassador. ambassador, syrians feel alone, so they...
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in 2005 the storm devastated the city. the superdome, where players will take to the field on sunday, became a shelter back then. our correspondent was there seven years ago. now he's returned for this report. >> music has always kept new orleans alive. there's a lot to play for with the super bowl in town and the eyes of america turning on the city. and the big game in the big easy comes in carve value season. it's also mardi gras, prompting a more sporting touch to the parade floats this time around. a gleaming new superdome is hosting the american football final. you might remember it from seven years ago. hurricane katrina almost destroyed the city. and its its stadium-turned-storm shelter. doug was the manager back then. and still is today. >> the water penetrated from right up here at the apeck of the roof. >> conditions inside were appalling. 30,000 people took refuge here in the days after the storm. >> i'll never forget the smell. we had no running water. very little food and water in here. the toilets were overfl
in 2005 the storm devastated the city. the superdome, where players will take to the field on sunday, became a shelter back then. our correspondent was there seven years ago. now he's returned for this report. >> music has always kept new orleans alive. there's a lot to play for with the super bowl in town and the eyes of america turning on the city. and the big game in the big easy comes in carve value season. it's also mardi gras, prompting a more sporting touch to the parade floats...
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they have assembled what essentially looks like a tent city on board. one lady from new orleans said it was reminiscent of the superdome after katrina. >> how does the company handling this? >> they are doing their very best to ensure the end of this is a smooth and painless as possible. lots of staff on hand, passengers being told they can spend a night in the hotel in new orleans before flying back to texas or get on a bus trip away if they so choose. they will get a full refund plus $500 each. we are getting word that there are mechanical problems, complaints that the country was -- but the company was slow getting the ship back to port. presumably, all lot of them will have their own video of those conditions as well. >> this story not over by a longshot. thank you for joining us. i can bring you a little bit of news that broke a short time ago. republicans in the united states senate have temporarily delayed the confirmation vote for defense secretary nominee chuck hagel. another vote is expected in the next few weeks. now for the scandal that cont
they have assembled what essentially looks like a tent city on board. one lady from new orleans said it was reminiscent of the superdome after katrina. >> how does the company handling this? >> they are doing their very best to ensure the end of this is a smooth and painless as possible. lots of staff on hand, passengers being told they can spend a night in the hotel in new orleans before flying back to texas or get on a bus trip away if they so choose. they will get a full refund...